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ReporterAmanda Connolly is a reporter for The Next Web, currently based in London. Originally from Ireland, Amanda previously worked in press and ed Amanda Connolly is a reporter for The Next Web, currently based in London. Originally from Ireland, Amanda previously worked in press and editorial at the Web Summit. She’s interested in all things tech, with a particular fondness for lifestyle and creative tech and the spaces where these intersect. Twitter
If ever there was a reason to stop what you’re doing and become consumed by Periscope, this is it. Over 19,000 people tuned into a stream of British people trying their luck at avoiding a giant puddle in Newcastle, England today.
Yep, you read that correctly. Almost 20,000 people have been captivated by #DrummondPuddleWatch.
Even Twitter’s co-founder Jack Dorsey has enjoyed the lols.
.@drummondcentral on #Periscope: #DrummondPuddleWatch https://t.co/6P4Q9BHViA pic.twitter.com/1UaUuORsCu
— jack (@jack) January 6, 2016
There have been some novel attempts to get around the awkwardly placed puddle, and then there was this guy.
BREAKING NEWS: There's a man on a lilo in the puddle #DrummondPuddleWatch pic.twitter.com/DQNVzWzniy
— Elliot Wagland (@elliotwagland) January 6, 2016
Who’d have thought live streaming apps could bring us all so much closer to nature?
Update (17:45 GMT):
The live stream has ended, but if you missed out, you can catch up on the fun here.